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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
Lack of Unity.

There is now only one session of Congress
before the heat of the next Presidential cam
paign. In that session the Democratic ma
iority can hardly afford TO make another and
a last open confession of its lack of unity.
La the last session it never dared to hold a
caucus for the formulation of policy; in
the next ii will be Obliged to make pre-
tense fpolicy.
But how can the vinegar of Mr. Carlisie's
aggressive free tree trade be made TO unite
with the oil of Mr. Randall's proposed theft of
Sanator shermans policy? Mr.. Carlisle
seems to be very much in earnest just now,
and Mr. Morrison, who joins the office of
Interstate Commerce Commissioner 10 that
of leader of the Democratic Congress out
OF doors, j. AT the side of the Speaker and
the twain have announced that they viii be
in Washington on OF about the first of next
month to take council with Democratic
leaders, as to tariff reform and the reduction
Of the surplus But now who are the Dem
ocratic leaders II Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Grady.
Senator Pugh, Senator Voorhees,. the editors
of the Nashville Banner and the Macon Toie-
graph are TO be econsideredas leaders, there will
be no decisive efforts at +" tariff reform If
they are to he considered as leaders. there
will be something like mutiny in the camp.
Things look 80 equally that the President
is reported as less desirous Of an extra ses-
sion than he was some time ago; indeed, il
is likely that he would be glad if he could
get along without even a regular session for
this year He himself Is free trader, and.
on the whole il looks as if tariff tinkering
and internal revenue patching policy would
prevail, an economic ollapodrida win moth
ing distinctive in favor, but with sufficient
injudicious admixture of repugnant ingred-
tents to offend the palate and produce irrita-
ton of the National stomach. Mr. Carlisle
will see to it that there is enough free trade
! in the mess 10 irritate the commercial conval-
escence of the new South, and Mr.. Randall
/ will inject enough internal revenue reduction
to alarm the magnates Of the tobacco and
whiskey trade. A cohesive policy can NOT
be framed of such an incohesive mass as CON
stituies the Democratic majority in or out OF
| Congress Inter Oceaul
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
Pennsylvania Crops.


HAggIsBuRG, June 2l.--Sccrelary Edge, of
the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture
says the wheat crop of this State witt be the
smallest for many years. The falling off is
attributed TO dry weather at seeding time
last fall, to severe frost and high winds dur
ing the winter when the ground was bare
and to damage done by the ily The yield Is
estimated At 10, 10000 bushels from i.2Jo,0DC
acres
There viii he a fair crop Of corn. The
area of cats has been increased because many
wheat fields, owing to the poor stand of the
cereal, were plowcd up and seeded 10
oats. About l.il5,500 acres have been devot-
ed to oats. There will be- an average crop of
grass.
Live stock is in good condition. Owing to
the large hay crop last year there has been
less loss from disease than in the last ten
years The wool clip Is above the average
The quarantine of Cook county, H., has
caused rush of these feeders into the mar
ket which has kept prices from making the
usual Nav rise
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
Daring jail Delivery.

BLACK Foor, IDAHO, June IA most
daring and successful Jail delivery occurred
there last night. Henry Nickerson, in for
horse stealing, was furnished with arevolvcr
by his wife, who has been visiting him daily.
With the revolver Nickerson held up the
guard who had accompanied his wife To the
cell The pair disarined the guard and
locked him in the cell They then liberafo,l
Aleck Woods, the negro wife murderer, and
one Williams, also convicted of murder,
both sentenced to hang July -, and another
horse thief. and locking up the rest Of the
watclimen, the entire party escaped to. the
outside where horses were waiting for tIiem.
Woods. weighing $50 pounds, would not
trust the horse and took to the brush on foot.
The Others He'd on horseback The sheriff
returning an hour later organized posse and
soon captured Woods, but was still in pur-
suit OF the others at last accounts. As the
criminals are armed desperate fight is
likely.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
Attemt to Dsface Boston's Old state
House.

Bosros, June 22.-An attempt was made
abduf O'Clock this morning by gang OF
nine men 10 pull down the figure Of the lion
si1d the unicorn which decorate tie front Of
( The old State House Whoever fastened the
ropes to the efiigics was evidently familiar
with the building The side door was iiJr-
ccsI and access 10 the roof was gained
Wien the roof is reached the distance to the
figures mentioned is eneomEssssed with many
dangers, but they seemed 10 have been
bruyed by al least two men, one of whom
fastened rope TO the lion and another man
IA rope to the unicorn. The basement is oe-
cupied by the Mutual District Telegraph
Company, which is open all night The
inarauders locked the Mutual District EN-
ployes in before attempting their work. The
manager noticed tbeunus,ial sight Of mum
Der of men in the street pulling at ropes,
aud availei lsirnselfof siele-door which the
invaders did not know Of. As soon as be
made bis appearance the men at the ropes
fled. A detail of ''climbing iiremen was
necessary 10 remove the lines from the fig
ures. The action was, of course. intimately
connected with the antagonistic feeling tow
ard the celebration of the Queens jubilee in
Faneuil Hall last night
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
WhN NOt2

The New York Tribune asks Why not
take down and break up Bunker Hill Monu-
ment? 1t seems TO perpetuate victory over
" the mother Country z" and therefore is well
calculated TO hurt the feelings of England.
Shall a child go on for an indefinite period
gloating over the fact that it got the best Of
its mother? Perish the monsrrons thought.
Bunker Hill must go.
Why not supersede she star-spangled BAN
ner? its studied retention OF the flagst aft of
the North unpleasantly reminds ex-rebels
that their desperate efforts 10 haul il down
were unsuccessful. Why needlessIy hurt the
feelings of a section of our common country?
Let us have new flag a flag fraught with
no uncomfortable associations for any per
SON in the United States. The old flag must
go.
Why not read the riot act ON the Grand
Army OF the Republic compelling it forth
with to apologize and disband? The or
ganization is VIGOROUSLY composed of men
who went for rebels, went for them on pur-
pose, went for them energetically and often
fatally Its prolonged and active existence
cannot commend Itself to ex-rebel Is am nm
commonly sensitiye individual, the growth
Of his ex-post iacto patriotism depending
upon his not having his finer feelings hurt.
The Grand Army of the Republic must
90
Why not exclude Decoration Day from
the calendar The ceremonies with which
it is annually observed keep fragrant and at
the fore the memory of the grandest division,
the division that is off duty foreverv,'' of
the q. A. r. How can highstrung, chival-
ric ex-enemies Of the Union regard the day
as anything except desire 10 hurt their
feelings Decoration Day must 90.
Why not abolish the American Unlon
and form another form Of Government the
vote for which shall be unanimousY II is
well known that the South did not approve
of the Union in fact the South laid herself
I out 10 shoot the Union 10 death. So long.
therefore, as the North selishly insists upon
having her own way. that is. selfishly insists
upon the Union, she is doing conspicuous
violence to The known wishes of the South.
She is hurting tine South's feelings The
North as the conqueror can well afford to be
magnanimous. Why then would it not be
a graceful act on the Norths part 10 invite
the South to pick out the style Of Govern
ment that best suits her fancy, and that done
generously teconsent to It's general adoption?
The old Union must go. And why not add.
| that a commission shall be apnointed Ia ,,,l
lect from the members Of the Grand Army
the 25n.oco buttons made from captured reb-
81 canpont. They must be very offensive re-
nlinders OF the fact that the war ofthe Union
was eserlasfingly right, while that for the
South was eyerlastingly wrong Why not.
President Cleveland, ssy TO please every
BODY in these various ways
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
A Train Down A Bank.

OAKLAND, Md. June 22.-Tlie Chicago
express, due here at 1910 a. NJ. was wrecked
at Snowy Creek Curve, eight miles west of
this place, this morning An unknown
tramp who was riding between tine tender
and the mail car was killed The wounded
were as follows William II. Wiley, postal
clerk of Baltimore, cut about the head and
ankle sprained; Harry Worthington, postal
clerk of Terra Alta w. Va, hip bruised /:
Mr.. Domer, postal clerk, cut about the head;
W. G. Hess, of Mapleton. Ia., slight lacera-
ton of left hand; Mrs. Emma Stancr, of
Bloomington, ILL.,, injury to right side; Mr..
Cummings, Delhi, slight confusion over the
right eye.
The accident was caused by a broken rail.
The engine passed safely over the spot, but
the mail car left the track and went crashing
down the steep embankment, plowing up
stumps and rocks
Tho baggage and other cars shot past the
place were the mail left the track, and then
the baggage car pitched down the bank fol-
lowed by the passenger coaches, II is mira
culous that the casualties were not much
greater
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
HorsewhIpped A Reporter.

JACKSON. Mich, June 25.-Mrs. W. p.
Heaton. wife of the editor of the Courier, at
noon publicly horsewhipped Sidney Corbett,
in front of tine Courier office. Mrs Heaton
was assisted in her efforts by her sister, Mrs.
Briody. of Coldwater, Mich. The fracas
grew out of the publication in Detroit pa
per last Sunday of a scandalous story about
Mrs Heaton and her niece, and she charges
Corbett with furnishing the sensational
items from which the article was written.
In the fracas to-day Corbett admitted that he
attempted TO get the article published in
another Detroit paper than that in which il
appeared
The horsewhipping was fearful punish
ment to Corbett, as Mrs. Heslton was armed
with vicious rawhide, and the sister took the
reporters cane from him and beat him un-
mercifully while Mrs. Heaton used the raw
hide upon his face and neck, which are badly
lacerated.
The fight continued until the police came
several blocks and parted them,
The affair is the most sensational of any
thing that has happened here for years. and
great crowd stood by and hooted and yell
ed. Prosecution will follow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
Attempt to Rob two Widows.

PARKERsRURe, W Va, June 2i-At Mill
field. on the Ohio side, the residence Of an
old widow, Mr.. Judith Withram, was enter
cd last night by masked robbers and over
500 stolen. A band of masked men. know
ing that Elizabeth Barrett, widow living
with her son, near Endieott IN Tyler Co,
had just sold large number Of cattle, visited
her house at midnight. and having felled her
son to the floor with a club, drew their re-
yolvers and demanded that the woman. "
ing sick in bed, should give up her money
They fired seveIal balls over her head 10
frighten her. She refused to tell them where
the money was but finally said she bad lent
it. The robbers then went through the
house, and finding nothing, left The old
lady Is not expected 10 live and her son is
badly huri. No arrests have been made as
VAT
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29

A MammothPackiu House Destroy
ed by Fire.


CHICAGO, June 26-A million and quar-
ter dollars went up in smoke Il the Unioa
Stock Yards to-day. Early this morning
one Of the employes Of the Chicago Packiug
and Provision Company discovered a fire IN
the tank room Ina few minutes ne.tank
exploded, scatteringf the burning lard over
the adjacent buildings and dl'sen fires wcze
soon competing with each other in the de-
struction of the immense establishment.
Though the fire was struck out this even
ing, i4i hours after il had started, the smoul-
dering embers continued to laden the air
ith the fumes of roast pork, and five acre
oven will remain on the premises red mot for
AT least couple Of days.
The Chicago Packing and Provision Conn
pany's works occupy about six acres of
ground, but the fire was kept within the dis
trict bounded by Fortieth street. Centre ave-
nue., Forty second street and the railroad
tracks, block west of Centre avenue. This
territory contained four large buildings. The
main building was 800 be 472 feet. In it
portion of the killing was done, and the
hanging, cutting. packing, curing and other
work incidental 10 a slaughtering establish
ment. Except the curing-room, in which
were 100000 pounds of short ribs, the
main building and its contents are total
oss The curing room, 100 by l6O feet and
10 ur stories high, lost its root, but stone fire.
walls saved its contents "A portion of them
in a roasted condition. On the east side of
the main building was the warehouse 100 by
400 feet, with four stories and a basement.
The two upper stories were used for killing
purposes In the warehouse were 1900 bar
rels of mess pork belonging TO Armour & Co.
The bnilding and much of the pork was
wholly destroyed.
About 5000 live hogs were in the building
when the fire started, but the company's en-
out. Between 600 and 700 hogs were burned
alive in the building. Back of the main
building was the fertilizer factory, 100 feet
square and the engine house, 80 by 60 feet.
Both structures were burned completely
Mr.. Armour valued his 1900 barrels of
pork at 100000. lie said that with the sal
wage and insurance il would come out even.
He was unable 10 give the amount Of insur-
ance. Theplant Of the Chicago Packing and
Provision Company was valued at 100000
and the stock at 100000 A large portion
of the stock in store belonged 10 other par
tics and the loss will be sustained by them.
About half of the Chicago Packing and Pro-
vision Comyany's 1900 employees will be
thrown out of work
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
The President and Mr.. Endicott.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-Reports are in ac-
tive circulation that the resignation of secre-
tary Endicott has been asked by the presi-
dent. These rumors can be traced To sources
that ought 10 be trustworthy, and there is
general belief that cabinet row is in pro-
gress over the flag episode The publication
of the opinion by Attorney General Garland
written only a month ago To thepresident on
the necessity for congressional action before
certain relies of the Lee family captured al
Arlington, could be returned, is regarded rs
a parallel ease which should have been used
as precedent i'll the fiag episode.
The proposition to put Endicott out may
be checked by the production of Garland's
opinion as it leaves the responsibility for the
flag blunder squarely on the president who
is proved to have had warming and legal ad-
vice on a ease almost identical with thai pre-
scnted to him by Adjutant General Drum
and the secretary of war
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
Murder in a House of Refuge.

NEw York. June 25.-Moses = Speight. a
boy IS years old. in eonncct'on with four
other inmates Of the house of Refnar on
Randall's island Attempted 10 escape. from
the institution. William E.iair Cole a night
watchman, was enticed into young Speight :
cell, where the boy had eoneesf'td a baseball
bat under his cot. This he drew out sudden
~ and struck the watchmau over the head,
frletnring bis skull. The boy took the keys
from the PROSTATE mans pocket, but was
unable to unlock the outer gate. The other
boys frightened, refused 10 participate
Speight was arrested and committed. Cole
died in the Harlem hospital
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29

REApsa, June - Judge Ermentrout.
speaking from the bench to-day TO The grand
jury, gave crooked politicians and corrupt
oiiice-hoIsIers such a scarc AZ they never had
before in Bcrks county. II was his charge
TO investigate sfe tax collectors who isave
withneld the taxpayers funds from the
county treasurer for private gain. ina con
else way he quoted the law, ami explained
the severe peuasis for what the staiutt makes
embezzlemcnt.
misappIied the public funds, cannot make
rcparation by paying over the money any
more than a thief can be released by paying
over what he had stolen when iie is overta-
ken IN crime
4 week ago George w. Kcrshner, collector
oflrhe Sesentli Warl, was charged with re-
tanning $1,000 in taxes collected by him.
la fes days he got together y, e00 and this
morning he paid in 81 1890. The grand jury
has taken Judge E,rinenirouts advice
and directed bill of Indictment against him.
The case OF George $. Reider, of Amity, who
has 5000 win also be acted upon
County Treasurer Hultzman was eoseted
with the jury all afternoon, and his books
disclosed worse state of Affairs than the
newspapers had as yet discovered, and it is
likely dozen or may he a score Of collectors
will be indicted and tried for embezzlement
Judge Ermentrout's charge, which for fear
lessness has never been surpassed by Berks
county Judge, acted like bombshell in the
corruptionist ring. Regarding the county
commissioners board, Of which d. C. Kellar,
president Of the Liquor League, is chairman,
he said /" The practice of borrowing money
for the use of the county and paying interest
thereon while taxes are outstanding for an
unnecessary length of time is like burning
candle at both ends II is unwise, is not
honest, it is not good government
The grand jury will tomorrow begin in
vestigating the county commissioners cifice.
READING, Pa, June 25---The Berks county
grand jury, which has been in session here
during the past week investigating frauds
among tax collectors, to-day returned bills of
indictment against eleven tax collectors all
prominent citizens for misappropriating and
misusag public funds. ranging in amount
from $500 TO $4,000, and aggregaiing nearly
$1,000 1t is thought that about thirty 9th
ers will also ne indicted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29
The Chicago Bricklayers.


CHICAGO, June A.--It is difficult to esti-
mate with accuracy the full extent of the
financial loss resulting from the strike which
the brcklayers declared off last night. The
local loss in wages can be clearly computed,
and Chicago merchants estimate the amount
of trade which has been sacrificed.
Aside from this. however, miners are idle
in Pennsylvania, and saw mills and their
operatives in Michigan and Wisconsin ;
thousands of men are thrown oui of work in
the stone quarries adjacent to the city; the
pressed-briek trade is affected all over the
United States thousands of dollars have
been lost to the railroad companies; every
branch of manufacture is a direct sufferer
from the strike A careful estimate made OF
the loss in wages TO striking and locked-out
employees in the vicinity of Chicago alone
foots up nearly two and one-half million
dollars 1t would be difficult to name a
trade or business not directly a sufferer from
this protracted strike.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29

In is reported from London that Mr.
Blaine is receiving much attention from
the high mucky mucks of society, and
it is added that he is pursuing very dis
crete and discriminating course in his ae-
ceptance of invitations. MIR. Blaine is
too old and too experienced diplomat
to be caught by adulation, or to be tick
led by attention from the nobility. He
is an American democrat al over and all
through
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-29

GENERAL HAwLEy says IN the Hartford
crira,a of the Presidents intended sur
render Of the captuned battle flags:
"The incident reveals and illunaipates
tie mans character II is what Was to
have been expected from president of
his anteceden;s and political affiliations.
Does anyone suppose that a different man
in his place-a Democrat who had
fought for the Union-would have APP
proved such proposal without even ask
ing General Sheridan, the military head
of the army, what he thought of it? Does
anyone suppose that a lawyer whose sym
psthies had been thoroughly and feryent-
iy with the right side-the side of the
union-in ls6l-'65 would have commit
ted the blunder Of describing the war
waged upon the Union during those
memorable years as a war Of states, and
Of speaking at this late day in an official
document of certain states Of the Union
. the Confederate States p"
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Mrs. Blaine Reported IN.

CHIcAGo, June IA special London dis
patch to the Ne,rs says The illness of Mrs
Blaine may alter the plans of the Ex-scere-
tary. She suffered her first prostitution sun
day. Mrs Blaine took TO bed and being con-
siderably worse Monday, DIR. yerndon was
summoned. She arose for few moments
Yesterday TO view the pageant as it passed
the hotel. Unable to endure the tedious
wait for the Queen's cortege however, she,
was led back 10 her couch. None but the
most intimate friends have secured AN audi
ence with her and all social invitations have
been disregaried The nature of her mala-
dy is not stated
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Killed by Indians.

Sr. LoUIL, June PA message from Bluff
City, Utah, says that on June Is party OF
Navajo Indians visited the trading post Of A.
NJ Barton and killed him One Of the IN
dians lassoed him and threw him to the floor
two Others seized his legs and arms, while a
fourth shot him several times in the head.
They then helped themselves to the con
tents Of the store and departed without mo-
testing the wife or family OF the murdered
man, who had taken refuge in a room adioin-
ing the store.
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Murdered by a Maniac.

FoKr WORTH. June 23.-W. T. Grigsby,
proprietor of the Unique Sample Rooms. be-
came suddenly insane last night from brood
ing over financial troubles. He stood lean
ing on his safe before crowd of friends,
toying with a 45-calibre revolver making
elaborate preparations for suicide and keep
ing the crowd at bay with the weapon,
threatening to kill any that approached.
ID. b. Kennedy, his best friend, came into
the saloon at the time and, running toward
Grigsby, said He shan't be allowed to kill
himself, poor fellow will save him Not
needing the command to halt, Kennedy
pressed on and was shot through the heart.
The maniac realizing what he had done, sank
10 ulc fioor helpless, moaning The gailows,
the gallows, ! am going to the gallows.
He is now a raving maniac.
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Jay oould's Tribute to Washington.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 2o.--The Mount
Vernon estate, where the remains of Wash
ington lie entombed has been enlarged by
the addition of tract of land of 33l acres on
the northern side where the old Washington
mansion stood. II was secured through the
generosity of Mr.. Jay Gould. While on his
way up the Potomac in lis yacht Atalania
Mr.. t;ould stopped at Monht Vernon and
was shown around the grounds. He ex-
pressed great interest in the place and the adj
mirahle manner in which il is cared for In
the course seofconyersation the heSupcrintendent
remarked that theiract in question was much
neededto protec; the property from encroach-
ment Mr.. Gould Immediately authorized
the purchase of the ground at his expense,
and it has been bought and turned over to
the Noun; Vernon Regents. The price paid
Is not known.